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Squawk Pod
Squawk Pod is a daily, guided curation of the top moments and takeaways from CNBC’s flagship morning show, “Squawk Box”, anchored by Joe Kernen, Becky Quick and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Each day, the podcast includes news making interviews, perspective and analysis from iconic guest hosts, and slices of debate and discussion—from the heated to the hilarious— all wrapped with exclusive context and color from Senior Producer Katie Kramer.
Episodes
Squawk PodTech’s Troubles: Intel, TikTok, Layoffs, & MSG Security 01/27/23
Universities and the U.S. government have heightened scrutiny on TikTok, exploring bans of the China-based app. Foreign affairs columnist for The New York…
Squawk PodStarwood Capital’s Barry Sternlicht: Buybacks, Job Cuts, Rate Hikes, & ‘Rich-cession’ 01/26/23
In an extended interview, Starwood Capital Chairman and CEO Barry Sternlicht offers his outlook on a recession timeline, the Fed’s rate raising playbook, and…
Squawk PodMusk’s Trial, Microsoft’s Guidance, & Mike Pompeo’s Foreign Policy Reflections 01/25/23
Tesla’s CEO is under oath this week, after shareholders sued him for his tweets in 2018. Axios business editor Dan Primack breaks down Elon Musk’s time in…
Squawk Pod‘On the Ticket’: Swifties, Antitrust, & Amazon Rx 01/24/23
Two months after the Taylor Swift-Ticketmaster debacle, the Senate Judiciary Committee is conducting a hearing on competitiveness in the ticketing industry…
Squawk PodHaircuts in Tech, Activists at Salesforce, & Debt Ceiling Drama in DC 01/23/23
Congress is working to find a bipartisan path to averting a debt default; the U.S. has hit its borrowing cap of $31.4T, and it’s up to lawmakers to raise the…
Squawk PodSquawk Pod Reports from Davos: Moderna’s Stephane Bancel 01/21/23
In a special episode of Squawk Pod, Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin are at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where they’re…
Squawk PodSquawk Pod Reports from Davos: will.i.am 01/20/23
In a special episode of Squawk Pod, Andrew Ross Sorkin is at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he spoke with philanthropist and 7-time…
Squawk PodSquawk Pod Reports from Davos: JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon 01/20/23
In a special episode of Squawk Pod, Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin are at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where they’re…
Squawk PodSquawk Pod Reports from Davos: Chef José Andrés 01/19/23
In a special episode of Squawk Pod, Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin are at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where they’re…
Squawk PodSquawk Pod Reports from Davos: General Atlantic’s Bill Ford 01/19/23
In a special episode of Squawk Pod, Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin are at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where they’re…
Squawk PodSquawk Pod Reports from Davos: Uber’s Dara Kosrowshahi 01/18/23
In a special episode of Squawk Pod, Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin are at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where they’re…
Squawk PodSquawk Pod Reports from Davos: Blackstone’s Steve Schwarzman 01/18/23
In a special episode of Squawk Pod, Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin are at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where they’re…
Squawk PodSquawk Pod Reports from Davos: Bank of America’s Brian Moynihan 01/17/23
In a special episode of Squawk Pod, Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin are at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where they’re…
Squawk PodCrypto’s Crunch, Tesla’s Pricetags, and Tim Cook’s Cut 01/13/23
The SEC has charged crypto lender Genesis and crypto exchange Gemini with allegedly selling unregistered securities. Former SEC enforcer Lisa Braganca…
Squawk PodThe Case for ChatGPT, Disney’s Latest Drama, & Inflation Data Digest 01/12/23
ChatGPT is an AI tool that’s taken educators by storm, and some are calling for a ban. Yale lecturer and journalist Joanne Lipman argues to keep it in…
Squawk PodTroubles on the Tarmac & Changes in the WWE Ring 01/11/23
The FAA suffered a computer outage, grounding and delaying thousands of flights across the country. CNBC’s Phil LeBeau discusses the ripple effects of the…
Squawk PodThe Just 100 with Paul Tudor Jones & T Mobile CEO Mike Sievert 01/10/23
The Just 100 2023 list is out! The list ranks America’s largest publicly traded companies based on corporate behaviors including worker wellness, governance…
Squawk PodFlo Rida & Celsius, McCarthy & the House, Wages & the Fed 01/09/23
Rapper Flo Rida is speaking out about his lawsuit against energy drink company Celsius. After a successful partnership, Flo alleges the company breached his…
Squawk PodNon Competes & A Stalemate for Speaker 1/6/23
The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a rule to eliminate employee non compete clauses in contracts, claiming the practice stifles innovation and…
Squawk PodCongressional Chaos & Holiday Debt 01/05/23
The House of Representatives faces another day without a Speaker. Members of the Problem Solvers Caucus Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Rep Nicole Malliotakis…
Squawk PodThe Art of Fraud: True Crime Director Joe Berlinger & Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton 01/04/23
Sam Bankman-Fried has pleaded ‘not guilty’ to multiple charges against him, including securities fraud and money laundering. Netflix’s new docuseries, “Madoff…
Squawk PodTensions in the GOP, China’s Public Health, & Bill Ackman: Not-So-Sweet on Soda 01/03/23
In this episode: Becky Quick @BeckyQuick Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz…
Squawk PodDavid Zaslav: Media Mogul 12/30/22
In a highlight of 2022, Warner Brothers Discovery CEO David Zaslav described his hopes for the future of the merged media company when he joined Joe Kernen and…
Squawk PodCathie Wood: Doubling Down on Disruption 12/29/22
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood is famous for her bold bets on disruptive technology stocks, like Tesla, Zoom, and Roku. But, like those tech stocks, her flagship…
Squawk PodAlex Karp: “Software Plus Heroism Can Really Slay the Giant” 12/28/22
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been a key story on the global stage in 2022. In a conversation recorded in September, Palantir CEO Alex Karp tells Andrew…
Squawk PodHow to Invest with David Rubenstein 12/27/22
In a highlight of 2022, investor and private equity legend David Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group, shared what he learned from some of the world’s…
Squawk PodThe Christmas Track: Justin Bieber & Santa’s Journey 12/23/22
Severe winter weather is cause for canceling thousands of flights across the U.S. and delaying package delivery in the last days before Christmas. But, one…
Squawk PodDavid Tepper’s Market Take 12/22/22
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed a joint session of Congress in his first trip abroad since the start of Russia’s war in his country. CNBC’s…
Squawk PodWeather Pains: Holiday Flights & Cold Season Supplies 12/21/22
As cold, Covid, and RSV season wears on, many pharmacy aisles have been picked clean by consumers. Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb explains the…
Squawk PodThe Japanese Bond Bombshell & SBF’s Bahamian Exit 12/20/22
The Bank of Japan shocked global economists with a tweak to its yield curve control policy, doubling the cap on 10-year treasury yields. Joe Kenen and Becky…
Squawk PodA Poll that Popped Tesla & Data that Pushes the Fed 12/19/22
China has ended its zero-Covid policy, but the government’s data on virus spread there is widely regarded as unreliable. Member of the Council on Foreign…
Squawk PodKevin O’Leary’s Defense: Clawbacks & VC Failures 12/16/22
In the continuing FTX saga, the main characters in the soap opera are now at odds: FTX’s disgraced founder Sam Bankman-Fried, Changpeng Zhao of FTX rival…
Squawk PodCrypto Contagion with Binance CEO CZ 12/15/22
In its latest effort to fight inflation, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates half a point to the highest level in 15 years, but CNBC’s Steve Liesman…
Squawk PodTwitter’s ‘Mistakes,’ Tesla’s Slide, & Delta’s CEO Ed Bastian 12/14/22
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, Tesla’s stock has suffered a slide. Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is speaking out about his own experience leading the…
Squawk PodSam Bankman-Fried’s House of (Crypto) Cards 12/13/22
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested by Bahamian authorities Monday evening, setting the stage for extradition and U.S. trial for the one-time crypto…
Squawk PodThe Tee-Up: FTX Hearings, A Fed Decision, & New Inflation Data 12/12/22
It’s a big week for Wall Street! Investors await the Congressional hearings on FTX’s collapse, the Federal Reserve’s next decision on interest rates and the…
Squawk PodSquawk Pod Reports: Raytheon’s Greg Hayes
In a special episode of Squawk Pod, Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin are in Washington, D.C. for the annual Business Roundtable meeting…
Squawk PodOff-Label Ozempic, More ‘Twitter Files,’ & Amazon’s Foray into Social 12/09/22
Diabetes drug Ozempic has appealed to celebrities and influencers seeking weight loss, and the pharmaceutical “diet” is riding a TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram…
Squawk PodSquawk Pod Reports: United Airlines’ Scott Kirby
In a special episode of Squawk Pod, Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin are in Washington, D.C. for the annual Business Roundtable meeting…
Squawk PodFTX Former Spokesman Kevin O’Leary on Losing His $15m Payout 12/08/22
In the wake of the FTX fiasco and all the crypto damage that accompanied it, Wall Street and Main Street are demanding answers from the man behind it all, Sam…
Squawk PodSquawk Pod Reports: Walmart’s Doug McMillon
In a special episode of Squawk Pod, Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin are in Washington, D.C. for the annual Business Roundtable meeting…
Squawk PodSports Bets & Billionaires with Fanatics CEO; Blackrock in a Hard Place 12/07/22
Sports merchandising and betting giant Fanatics has closed yet another round of private financing, bumping the unicorn up to a $31 billion valuation. CEO…
Squawk PodSquawk Pod Reports: General Motors’ Mary Barra
In a special episode of Squawk Pod, Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin are in Washington, D.C. for the annual Business Roundtable meeting…
Squawk PodSquawk Pod Reports: JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon
In a special episode of Squawk Pod, Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin are in Washington, D.C. for the annual Business Roundtable meeting…
Squawk PodTwitter Files, China’s Covid-Easing, & Holiday Season Soirees 12/05/22
Twitter is welcoming back some of its advertisers in the wake of the ‘Twitter files.’ Reports detail Twitter’s decision to censor a New York Post article on…
Squawk PodEnergy Boost: Chevron CEO & U.S. Labor 12/02/22
The U.S. economy added 263,000 jobs in November, surpassing estimates despite the Federal Reserve’s aggressive efforts to curb inflation. Average hourly…
Squawk PodFTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried: “I’ve had a bad month” 12/01/22
In his first public appearance since the collapse of the crypto exchange he founded, disgraced former FTX head Sam Bankman-Fried spoke to Andrew Ross Sorkin at…
Squawk PodCNBC Special: One-on-One with Sam Bankman-Fried 11/30/22
CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin in a one-on-one conversation with former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried at The New York Times DealBook Summit. Hosted by Simplecast, an…
Squawk Pod‘How to Build a Happy Life’? Avoid Twitter Turmoil 11/30/22
Elon Musk’s tweets at Tim Cook have renewed conversations about finding common ground in an increasingly polarized public discourse. Host of “How to Build a…
Squawk PodPorch Pirates & Glitter Bombs with YouTuber Mark Rober 11/29/22
With about 3 billion views on his channel, YouTuber Mark Rober is onto something with his science and engineering videos for kids. He explains the geek hidden…
Squawk PodZero-Covid’s Tipping Point: Unrest Across China 11/28/22
Protesters across China are risking their own safety and freedom to push back against President Xi Jinping and his ‘zero-covid’ policy. CNBC’s Beijing Bureau…
Squawk PodThe Retail Details: Supply, Demand, & Holiday Pressures 11/25/22
It’s Black Friday! Retailers are ready for a weekend of holiday shoppers–both in store and online. CNBC’s Bertha Coombs reports on the brick-and-mortar…
Squawk PodThanks (and Inflation) on the Menu 11/24/22
The tale of 2022 continues to focus on record-high inflation, impacting business and consumers. The cost of food at home and in restaurants has surged this…
Squawk PodReady, Set, Baste! Turkey Day Talkers: Flights, Frauds, & Frying Tips 11/23/22
On the conversational menu this Thanksgiving: debating the character (and intentions) of disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, Disney’s new Avatar movie…
Squawk PodOil’s Boomerang, Turkey Day Travelers and Icahn’s Stock Short 11/22/22
Oil prices boomerang, after closing below $80/barrel for the first time since September. White House Special Presidential Coordinator For International Energy…
Squawk PodDisney’s Battle of the Bobs 11/21/22
Bob Iger is back! Disney’s board has decided, shortly after renewing CEO Bob Chapek’s contract, that his predecessor Bob Iger is better suited to lead the…
Squawk PodSneakerhead Wardrobes, Washington’s Shakeup, & Taming the Wild West 11/18/22
In the wake of the midterms, a leadership shakeup in Washington: Nancy Pelosi will step aside from her leadership post, and Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is…
Squawk PodCZ and SBF: Spilling the Alphabet Soup of a Crypto Catastrophe 11/17/22
Today's Squawk Pod is brought to you by the letters CZ, SBF, FTX … and BUSD? AML? There is, seemingly, no end to the many, many abbreviations, initials and…
Squawk PodStaying Home or Hitting the High Seas: Lowe’s & Royal Caribbean 11/16/22
Despite a housing slump, Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison says that the home improvement business is going strong. In an interview after the company’s earnings beat…
Squawk PodCharlie Munger: Berkshire, Billionaires, & the Blockchain 11/15/22
Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger, at 98, weighs in on the market’s latest hyped asset–and its collapse: crypto. As exchange FTX crumbles and its…